Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: gurren-lagann.net (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/gurrenlagann (US) Special Thanks to E.J. Rivera

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Aniplex of America, Inc. has announced that the legendary TV anime series GURREN LAGANN (??????????, Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan, 2007) will debut on Adult Swim’s TOONAMI Saturday line-up this August. The first episode will premiere on August 16th at 2:00am EST. From the SAME team that brought us KILL la KILL, GURREN LAGANN comes from the genius minds of Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and Script Writer/Series Composition Kazuki Nakashima. In response to its global popularity, the series was also adapted into two full-length films, GURREN LAGANN THE MOVIE -CHILDHOOD`S END- (??? ?????????? ???, Gekijooban Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Gurren-Hen, 2008) and GURREN LAGANN THE MOVIE -THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY ARE STARS- (??? ?????????? ???, Gekijooban Tengen Toppa Guren Lagann Lagann-Hen, 2009). Aniplex of America re-released the GURREN LAGANN TV Series on home video last year featuring both the original Japanese and English dub which features many popular voice actors such as Yuri Lowenthal (as Simon), Kyle Hebert (as Kamina) and Michelle Ruff (as Yoko). This past July, Aniplex of America also released the GURREN LAGANN Movies in a Double Feature Blu-ray Set (Japanese Language only with English subtitles). Story of GURREN LAGANN This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him... In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one such village are 2 young men: one named Simon who is shy and naïve, and the other named Kamina who believes in the existence of a “surface” world above their heads. The destiny of these two starts moving drastically when the ceiling of their village falls in, and a gigantic “Gunmen” and a beautiful girl named Yoko, wielding a superconductive rifle, come from the surface. Together, Kamina, Simon and Yoko ride the mecha “Lagann” that Simon digs out of the ground, and fly up to the surface! STAFF Original Story: GAINAX Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi Assistant Director: Masahiko Ohtsuka Series Structure: Kazuki Nakashima Character Design: Atsushi Nishigori Mechanical Design: You Yoshinari Design Works: Shigeto Koyama 3D Mecha Design: IMAITOONZ Art Director: Yuka Hirama Color Setting: Harumi Takahoshi Director of Photography: Toyonori Yamada Editing: Junichi Uematsu 3DCGI: SANZIGEN Sound Director: Tohru Nakano Music: Taku Iwasaki Animation Production: GAINAX Produced by TV TOKYO, DENTSU, Aniplex CAST (Japanese / English) Simon: Tetsuya Kakihara / Yuri Lowenthal Kamina: Katsuyuki Konishi / Kyle Hebert Yoko: Marina Inoue / Michelle Ruff Nia: Yukari Fukui / Bridget Hoffman Boota: Shizuka Ito/ Julie Ann Taylor Leeron: Masaya Onosaka / Steve Blum Dayakka: Daiki Nakamura / Doug Stone Viral: Nobuyuki Hiyama / Sam Riegel Kittan: Kisho Taniyama / Christopher Smith Rossiu: Mitsuki Saiga / Johnny Yong Bosch Lordgenome: Narushi Ikeda / Jamieson Price

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Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS and BLUE EXORCIST. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles, SWORD ART ONLINE, MAGI, BLAST OF TEMPEST, OREHURA and VIVIDRED OPERATION.